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Of course they aren't unbeatable-- they've been BEATEN this year so no one has ever said that. And to DDA i'm sure oakland had some people down at the BC-Cleveland game Wednesday as well. Can either of you all give us a little background on Cleveland's pitching or batters? I'm looking for a great game tonight by both teams and hopefully Oakland will come out on top!

I was sitting up top last night by one of the head umpires (i'm going to keep his name off the boards) of the either the Middle TN region or maybe the entire state but he said not only did the pitcher balk when the umpire called it, he balked the first time he tried the fake to 3rd/ fake to 1st move. I know this sounds biased but i'm not trying to be i'm just saying what the man said. He said the reason is because the rule states the pitcher has to "gain ground" towards 3rd on any attempt to pick off a runner, whether he throws it or not. Apparently the pitcher must not have gained ground.

Wow win or lose both Smyrna and Mt. J have a great substate draw...IMO both will advance to the state tourney.

Thanks! /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

IMO Siegel will not be 10-4 or 11-3 like they were this year but that's not to say they won't finish 2nd in the district because it will be down next year. Oakland still has the upper hand because of Wilson, Barrett, Dodd, and Parsley returning but Blackman loses a lot of pitching and offense and Riverdale loses its top 4 bats (Skinner, Hunter, Jones, Johnson). Look for Oakland, Cookeville, and Siegel to be top 3 next year.

The official team hasn't been released to the media yet, but my predictions are: C- Fann OHS 1B- Dodd OHS 2B- McConnell OHS SS- Burnett OHS 3B- Reeder CHS OF- Skinner RHS OF- Hunter RHS OF- Polk OHS Utility- Johnson RHS Barnes BHS Pitchers- Barnes OHS Faust SHS Farley CHS Wilson OHS Hurt RHS Pitcher of the Year: Barnes OHS Batter of the Year: Dodd OHS

Does anyone have a tournament bracket set up like jim314 does for basketball or does anyone know what it looks like with only 16 AAA teams left?

From what i've heard some of Oakland's players were still upset from the 2006 season when Cookeville was up 10-2 and continued stealing in the later part of the game. Personally I don't remember the steal from the game but I'd it was the players who probably decided to keep pouring it on in retaliation from the previous season.

Can you give us any info on their pitchers/big hitters?

What is everyone's thoughts on Cookeville bunting to break up the perfect game last night? I've always heard one of the "unwritten" rules of baseball is to never break up a perfect game or no hitter with a bunt. Any thoughts?

how is the region final host decided?

But only a few played on the football and baseball teams in the same year correct? And for some reason i bet none of the baseball players played on the girls bball team this year /blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> haha

Wow that is something definitely to be proud of! Go Pats good luck in the district this weekend!

Friday

Oakland wins tonight 10-1. Dodd with a grand slam and Polk hits a HR two pitches later for back to back jacks. Barrett, Clark, Wilson, Dodd, and Burnett all threw for the Patriots